diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c
index 7911b4d3..78c6b885 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c
@@ -1561,11 +1561,11 @@ static int dsi_message_tx(struct dsi_ctrl *dsi_ctrl, struct dsi_cmd_desc *cmd_de
 
 		cmdbuf = (u8 *)(dsi_ctrl->vaddr);
 
-		msm_gem_sync(dsi_ctrl->tx_cmd_buf);
 		for (cnt = 0; cnt < length; cnt++)
 			cmdbuf[dsi_ctrl->cmd_len + cnt] = buffer[cnt];
 
 		dsi_ctrl->cmd_len += length;
+		msm_gem_sync(dsi_ctrl->tx_cmd_buf);
 
 		if (*flags & DSI_CTRL_CMD_LAST_COMMAND) {
 			cmd_mem.length = dsi_ctrl->cmd_len;